Tim Hudson vs. Deck McGuire — Career Comparison

Tim Hudson
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tim Hudson built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Hudson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. By the career numbers, Tim Hudson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Hudson and Deck McGuire

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.64
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.38
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
3.49
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2957
8.51
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.71
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
2.64
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080
5.99
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.24
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13005
37.43
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
40.59
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
3.8
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.33
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.18
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.96
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11787
33.93
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
34.14
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Tim Hudson and Deck McGuire

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.39
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9380
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.2
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
1.42
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.23
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.09
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.16
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.38
99.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Hudson and Deck McGuire

Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
413.24
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
710
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
518.03
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
82.82
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.54
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.06
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.28
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.86
21.86
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
110.7
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
106.48
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.58
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
35.49
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
61.69
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
14.67
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
21.97
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
160.56
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
56.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.14
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hudson
Career
Per 600 PA
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA